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#C4EAC9

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #C4EAC9

#C4EAC9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.7), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAC4E5 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green234
Blue201

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 6.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C4EAC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EAC9.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #C4EAC9.
15.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4EAC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4EAC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE3C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0E8E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4EAC9?

#C4EAC9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4EAC9?

Use black text. Black on #C4EAC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4EAC9?

Its complementary colour is #EAC4E5, and analogous partners are #D2EAC4 and #C4EADC.